Israel’s Old and Modern Coexistence in a 14 Year State
A mixed group of 14 American students from Utah Oregon and Texas in Israel observe a contrast between historical heritage and rapid modern development. They note the kibbutz versus city life the blue Mediterranean coast Haifa Tel Aviv Jerusalem and Negev desert, and the ongoing immigrant-driven change shaping Israeli society.
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Utah
Oregon
Texas
Massachusetts
New York
Israel
Haifa
Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
Jordan
Athe Negev
Elath
Red Sea
Spain Land Of Paradox Fascinates And Frights
Journalists recount two months in Spain under dictatorship noting secret police presence, military patrols, and censorship while observing widespread poverty and lack of mechanization. The piece contrasts luxury and deprivation, with vivid scenes of elderly workers and begging children as tourists observe a tense society.
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Spain
Secret Service
Madrid
Perspectives on Education Across Nations from Student Interviews
Readable excerpts show varied systems and values. Mary Elizabeth Chen Lo notes time for personal pursuits in the United States versus China. Ay-Whang Ong highlights free compulsory schooling in Malaya with limited secondary options. Others compare individualism in the U S to family ties in Greece and Sweden’s subject load and social ease.
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Mary Elizabeth Chen Lo
Shanghai
China
United States
Penang
Malaya
Greece
America
Qsa Lindberg
Sweden
Soviet Guides Force Tours on Students
Edith Carlson of Barnard recalls the Russian Language Study Tour run by Indiana University. Over 100 U S students spent five weeks learning Russian and four weeks touring the USSR visiting Moscow Volgograd Tbilisi Kiev Kharkov and Leningrad. They pledged to speak only Russian and found Intourist guided visits limited conversations with locals.
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Edith Carlson
Middlebury College
Soviet Union
Indiana University
U.S.S.R
Indiana
Russia
Moscow
Volgograd
Stalingrad
Tbilisi
Kiev
Kharkov
Leningrad
Intourist
Paris Summer Student Finds Life Among Butchers and Bakers
A summer student in Paris chronicles daily life on Boulevard Raspail. She befriends local workers from grocers to meat sellers, learning French through shop conversations and meals of cent grammes de rosbif, while discovering true Parisians during a summer of vacances.
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Paris
Majorca
Les Parisiens
Youghourt
E.W
Migration Relieves Population Problems in Tropical Jungles
Susan B. Kaufman recounts a Latin America Summer Studies Program trip to Ecuador and other countries. The cross cultural field experience aimed to immerse students in rural life, pairing diverse majors with anthropology faculty leaders to foster firsthand regional understanding.
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Ecuador
Columbia-Cornell-Harvard-Illinois
Latin America
Mexico
Brazil
Peru
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Land
Burgos
Madeleine Karakashian
Johannesburg
South Africa
Kaukeb Hatmdani
Pakistan
By Naomi Weintraub
U.S
Intourist Guides
Miss Carlson
Rosbif
L'Alliance Francaise
Boulevard Raspail
Maison Des Etudiantes
By Susan B. Kaufman
Carnegie
University of Illinois
Cornell
Joseph B. Casagrande
University of Ilinois
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